The Defense Never Rests
We have noted for readers in prior select blog posts that a proven criminal defense attorney often has multiple avenues to pursue when crafting a strategy to counter state or federal officials’ actions pursuant to their making an arrest and charging an individual with...
Rather than spending his final day in office idly watching the hours go by and otherwise attending to purely personal affairs in readying himself for the transition to a new government, outgoing President Barack Obama was busy with his pen on the final day of his...
Drug trafficking is a major criminal offense in the state of Indiana and under federal law. When most think of drug trafficking they think of transporting large amounts of drugs across state lines. You can be charged with drug trafficking even if you do not cross...
Residents of Indiana have access to various alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs throughout the state should they require such services. The programs can be operated by independent organizations or sponsored by local governments at the township, municipal or...
Lock them up. And, essentially, throw away the key. That has long been the favored response of many anti-drug hardliners in Indiana and nationally when the subject of illicit drug use, possession and sales has come up in past years. And, indeed, it has been the go-to...
It is certainly sensible and convenient for every American to think that the country’s criminal justice system is essentially rational and protective of civil rights. What other way is there to logically gauge the might and enforcement prerogatives of state and...
Indianapolis enforcement officers are cracking down on drug crimes in Marion County. A recent piece in the IndyStar discussed the move, noting Marion County was designated a place in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. What is the High Intensity Drug...
Indiana’s federal prisons are hardly distinguishable from their peer facilities across the country when it comes to this commonplace: a high percentage of the inmate population is comprised of individuals serving lengthy terms following their conviction on drug...
Although Operation Blue Thunder might sound like a promising summer adventure movie, it actually signified something quite different last month in Indiana. Ditto Operation First Step. Those dual designations applied to massive drug enforcement campaigns in different...
Many things are evident in the realm of criminal charges relating to drug offenses in Indiana, including, centrally, these two realities: the list of illicit drugs and the types of charges concerning them is long, and the sentencing outcome in a given case can be...
